WO2009065715A1 - Dispositif à brosse pour une installation de lavage automobile - Google Patents

Dispositif à brosse pour une installation de lavage automobile Download PDF

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WO2009065715A1
WO2009065715A1 PCT/EP2008/064755 EP2008064755W WO2009065715A1 WO 2009065715 A1 WO2009065715 A1 WO 2009065715A1 EP 2008064755 W EP2008064755 W EP 2008064755W WO 2009065715 A1 WO2009065715 A1 WO 2009065715A1
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Luke Noffsinger
Harald Bender
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Washtec Holding GmbH
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60S—SERVICING, CLEANING, REPAIRING, SUPPORTING, LIFTING, OR MANOEUVRING OF VEHICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60S3/00—Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles
    • B60S3/04—Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles for exteriors of land vehicles
    • B60S3/06—Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles for exteriors of land vehicles with rotary bodies contacting the vehicle
    • B60S3/063—Vehicle cleaning apparatus not integral with vehicles for exteriors of land vehicles with rotary bodies contacting the vehicle the axis of rotation being approximately vertical

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  • the invention relates to a brush arrangement for a vehicle alarm system according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • a generic brush assembly for a vehicle washing system is known.
  • This has a horizontally arranged cross member on which a support arm is pivotally mounted about a vertical axis.
  • a hinge connection is articulated at its upper end pivotable about a horizontal pivot axis.
  • a brush carrier for a washing brush is arranged pivotably about a horizontal brush carrier pivot axis, wherein the horizontal brush carrier pivot axis is perpendicular to the horizontal pivot axis of the articulated connection.
  • a washing brush with a brush shaft is rotatably arranged, which is driven by a motor attached to the brush holder.
  • the horizontal hinge axis allows pivotal movement of the articulation back and forth along the direction of travel of the vehicle entering the vehicle wash.
  • the standing perpendicular to the hinge axis horizontal brush pivot axis allows swiveling out of the brush holder perpendicular to the direction of travel of the vehicle entering the vehicle washing system.
  • the present invention seeks to further develop a generic brush assembly so that with this brush assembly and the corner regions of the vehicles can be cleaned satisfactorily.
  • a brush assembly with at least one horizontal cross member on which at least one support arm is pivotally mounted in a horizontal plane, wherein at one end of the support arm, a hinge connection is provided, which at her upper end about a horizontal hinge axis to the support arm is pivotally mounted and at the lower end of a washing brush is pivotally mounted about a horizontal brush pivot axis, wherein the hinge axis and the brush pivot axis form an angle of 30 ° to 60 °.
  • the hinge axis and the brush pivot axis are perpendicular to each other, is made possible by the smaller angle between the hinge axis and the brush pivot axis that the rotating washing brush rests as close as possible to the vehicle surface in the corner regions of the vehicle.
  • This is achieved because the support arm in the position in which the washing brush reaches a corner region of the vehicle, approximately at an angle of 90 ° to 120 ° to the horizontal cross member and because the transition of the rotating washing brush from the vehicle front to the side surfaces in this position of the support arm, the washing brush hanging on a brush holder is freely movable both in the direction of movement of the vehicle entering the vehicle washing system and in the transverse direction, and can thus tightly engage the vehicle surface.
  • Figure Ia Top view of a vehicle washing system with an inventive
  • Brush assembly wherein the brush assembly is shown in a starting position of the washing process
  • Figures Ib-Im Representation of different sequences in chronological order in carrying out the cleaning method according to the invention, wherein the figures Ib, Id and 11, the vehicle washing system in a side view, the figures Ic, Ij, Ik and Im in a plan view, the figures If and Ig in a front view and the figure Ie show in a perspective view;
  • FIG. 2 shows a detail view of a first embodiment of the articulated connection of the brush arrangement according to the invention in a perspective view;
  • FIG. 3 detailed representation of a second embodiment of the articulated connection according to the invention in a perspective view View ( Figure 3a), a side view ( Figure 3b), a front view (3 c) and a plan view ( Figure 3d).
  • FIGS. 1 a and 1 b a brush arrangement for a vehicle washing system according to the invention is shown in a plan view together with a vehicle F, which enters the vehicle washing installation and is to be cleaned.
  • the brush assembly comprises a horizontally arranged cross member 1, which is supported by vertical pillars illustrated in Figure Ib.
  • a support arm 2 is pivotally mounted on the cross member 1, a support arm 2 is pivotally mounted.
  • one end of the support arm 2 is articulated to a pivot bearing 12 fastened to the cross member 1 and can be pivoted about a vertical support arm axis 13 in a horizontal plane.
  • the pivot bearing 12 is offset on the cross member 1 from the central axis (longitudinal axis) of the vehicle washing system to the outside about a quarter of a vehicle width.
  • a hinge connection 4 is pivotally articulated.
  • the articulation 4 can be seen from the side view of the brush assembly of Figure Ib.
  • the articulated connection 4 is articulated at its upper end on the support arm 2 via a hinge axis 5 pivotally.
  • a brush holder 8 is pivotally mounted and on the brush holder 8 is rotatably mounted a washing brush 6. If no vehicle is in the vehicle washing system, the cylindrical washing brush, which preferably has washing elements made of foamed plastic or textile material, free vertically downwards.
  • a vehicle washing system is preferably equipped with two or more such brush arrangements, which are arranged at a distance from each other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle washing system. To clean the vehicle F this is driven by the car wash in the forward or in the reverse direction.
  • the brush assembly can also be arranged on mobile portals, which are then moved in the longitudinal direction of the stationary vehicle over.
  • FIG. 2 shows a detail of a first embodiment of the articulated connection 4 in a perspective view.
  • the articulated connection 4 has a U-shaped upper part and a lower part 4b arranged integrally thereon, wherein the U-shaped upper part 4a surrounds the free end of the support arm 2 and is pivotably articulated about the articulation axis 5 via a bolt.
  • the lower part 4b has obliquely at an angle of 30 ° to 60 °, preferably at 45 ° to the legs of the U-shaped upper part 4a extending articulation surfaces 11, on which the upper end of the brush holder 8 is pivotally connected via a pin about a brush pivot axis 7.
  • the hinge axis 5, about which the hinge joint 4 is pivotable, and the brush pivot axis 7, about which the brush holder 8 is pivotable, in this way enclose an angle of 30 ° to 60 ° to each other.
  • the hinge connection is designed so that the hinge axis 5 with the brush pivot axis 7 forms an angle of 45 °.
  • the brush holder 8 is U-shaped on its upper side and the U-legs of the brush holder 8 engage around the lower part 4b of the articulated connection 4 and abut against the articulation surfaces 11, where they are articulated via a bolt to the lower part 4b of the articulated connection 4.
  • FIG. 1 a shows a vehicle door system with a brush arrangement according to the invention in its basic position.
  • the support arm 2 with the attached washing brush 6 is in its normal position in which it encloses an angle of approximately 70-80 ° with the cross member 1.
  • the washing brush hangs in front of the vehicle front of the vehicle to be cleaned and is arranged transversely to the direction of travel approximately in the middle or in the outer third of the vehicle. If a vehicle F to be cleaned enters the vehicle washing system, it pushes its front against the suspended washing brush 6 and deflects it forward in the direction of movement of the vehicle (FIG. 1b). In this case, the articulated connection 4 is swung forwards about the horizontal articulation axis 5.
  • the rotating washing brush travels along the front of the vehicle F towards its side region, whereby the brush holder 8, on which the washing brush 6 is arranged, is slightly swung around the brush pivot axis 7 (FIGS. 1c and 1d).
  • the swiveling of the brush holder 8 about the brush pivot axis 7 takes place at an angle of 30 ° to 60 ° to the hinge axis 5.
  • the brush holder 8 is further swung outward about the brush pivot axis 7 (FIG ).
  • the support arm 2 is pivoted from its basic position into the lateral position shown in FIG.
  • the brush holder 8 with the washing brush 6 arranged thereon in the transverse direction can pivot about the brush pivot axis 7.
  • the rotating washing brush 6 can thereby follow the side contour of the vehicle and is at any time along the entire vehicle length with further progression of the vehicle through the car wash closely to the vehicle side surface.
  • the rotating washing brush 6 reaches the rear corner region of the vehicle, the washing brush 6 runs around the rear corner of the vehicle, with the articulated connection 4 pivoting inwards and inwards about the articulated axis 5 (FIG. 1C).
  • the support arm 2 on the cross member 1 back to its central position, while the washing brush 6 slides inwardly at the rear of the vehicle.
  • the washing brush 6 hanging on the articulated connection 4 can swing back and forth in the direction of travel of the vehicle and thereby adapt to the rear contour of the vehicle (FIG.
  • the articulated connection 4 pivots about the pivot axis 5 and the brush holder 8 about the brush pivot axis 7 back to its starting position, in which the washing brush 6 hangs freely downwards in the vertical direction.
  • FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the articulated connection 4, which differs from the embodiment of FIG. 2 essentially only by the configuration of the lower part 4b of the articulated connection 4.
  • the lower part 4b is formed in this embodiment as a web 13 which is integrally formed on the underside of the upper part 4a and the hinge axis 5 is at an angle of 30 ° to 60 °.
  • a central bore is provided, through which a pivot pin engages.
  • the U-shaped upper part of the brush holder 8 is pivoted on the web 13 about the brush pivot axis 7. Due to the inclination of the web 13 with respect to the hinge axis 5 are in this embodiment, the hinge axis 5 and the brush pivot axis 7 at an angle of 30 ° to 60 ° to each other.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif à brosse pour une installation de lavage automobile comportant au moins une traverse horizontale (1) sur laquelle est monté au moins un bras porteur (2) de manière à pouvoir pivoter sur un plan horizontal. Sur une extrémité du bras porteur (2) est prévu un raccord articulé (4) qui est articulé de manière à pouvoir pivoter, au niveau de son extrémité supérieure, autour d'un axe d'articulation horizontal (5) sur le bras porteur (2), et une brosse de lavage (6) qui est montée de manière à pouvoir pivoter, au niveau de son extrémité inférieure, autour d'un axe de pivotement horizontal de la brosse (7). L'objectif de l'invention est de réaliser un tel dispositif à brosse qui permette de nettoyer de façon satisfaisante également les zones en coin des véhicules. A cette fin, l'axe d'articulation (5) et l'axe de pivotement de la brosse (7) forment un angle compris entre 30° et 60°. L'invention concerne en outre un procédé de nettoyage d'un véhicule dans une installation de lavage automobile équipée d'un dispositif à brosse conforme à l'invention.
PCT/EP2008/064755 2007-11-24 2008-10-30 Dispositif à brosse pour une installation de lavage automobile Ceased WO2009065715A1 (fr)

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EP08852283A EP2102044B1 (fr) 2007-11-24 2008-10-30 Dispositif à brosse pour une installation de lavage automobile
US12/665,764 US8353073B2 (en) 2007-11-24 2008-10-30 Brush arrangement for a carwash facility
AT08852283T ATE494189T1 (de) 2007-11-24 2008-10-30 Bürstenanordnung für eine fahrzeugwaschanlage
DE502008002205T DE502008002205D1 (fr) 2007-11-24 2008-10-30

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DE102007056701A DE102007056701B3 (de) 2007-11-24 2007-11-24 Bürstenanordnung für eine Fahrzeugwaschanlage

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ITGE20130041A1 (it) * 2013-04-19 2014-10-20 Aquarama Srl Impianto per il lavaggio di veicoli
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DE102007056701B3 (de) 2009-06-04
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US20100199446A1 (en) 2010-08-12
EP2102044B1 (fr) 2011-01-05
ATE494189T1 (de) 2011-01-15
ES2356799T3 (es) 2011-04-13
US8353073B2 (en) 2013-01-15

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